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Nathaniel Russell was born in Littleton, Mass., December 27, 1733, mar- ried Abigail Goldsmith, who bore him three children. The family removed to this town in 1762. He settled upon a farm on road 13, near where W. E. Robbins now resides. He was the first town clerk, the first constable, and the first lawyer in town, and few men have exercised here an equal influence in public affairs. His son Simeon married Martha, daughter of Jeremiah Russell, reared a family of four children and lived here on the homestead until his death, January 14, 1853. His son Henry married Almira, daughter of Lloyd B. and Lydia Burt, of Killingley, Conn., has two children, and now resides in the village of East Rindge. Sumner, son of Simeon, married Anna Wilson, of Carlisle, Mass., has two children, and resides upon a farm on road 32. His son John H. married Mary E. Battles, of Sudbury, Mass., and has four children now living, viz .: Fred T., Charles S., John E. and Archie R.
John Emory, a native of Topsfield, Mass., married Elizabeth Perkins, came to this town in 1771, and settled in the southwestern part. Warren W. Em- ory, who married Caroline Lake, is a descendant of John. He has been town clerk since 1868, and is also town treasurer.
Nathan Hubbard came here, from Groton, Mass., in 1772, and was the first settler upon the farm known as the Hubbard place, on Hubbard hill. He married Mary Patterson, and reared a family of ten children. Deacon Heze- kiah Hubbard, brother of Nathan, settled upon a portion of the same farm in 1783. His son Levi married Betsey, daughter of Joseph Smith, who bore him one child, Joseph. The latter married Rebecca C., daughter of John and Susan Twitchell, of Dublin, N. H., in 1851, and now resides upon the home farm. Hezekiah, son of Nathan. married Rebecca, daughter of Ben- jamin and Rebecca Hutchinson, of Bedford, Mass., and reared a family of thirteen children. His son Eliphalet married Betsey, daughter of Hezekiah Sawtell, a soldier of the Revolution, and has always resided in town. His daughter, Sarah R., married Ephraim F. Towns, and now resides at Rindge Center. Otis, brother of Eliphalet, now occupies the home farm, on Hub- bard hill, with his sister, Mersilva.
John Earl, of English descent, first settled upon a farm on road 39, in 1773-
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He married Rebecca Page, of Groton, Mass., July 7, 1773, reared a family of nine children, and remained here until his death, which occurred in 1803. His seventh daughter, Hepzibah, married Josiah Stratton, of Rindge, and reared a family of six children. Their son, Josiah, Jr., married Mary, daugh- ter of James and Parna W. Bennett, and settled on the old homestead, where he remained for fifty years, when he removed to a farm on road 30, where he now resides. They have one child, Rodney J., now of Waltham, Mass.
Nathaniel Lowell, a soldier of the Revolution, came here from Rowley, Mass., about the year 1778, and settled upon the farm where W. S. Brooks now lives, on road 46. He remained here until the time of his death, which occurred August 23, 1832. His daughter, Mrs. Lucinda Lawrence, survives him.
Thomas Rugg, Jr., married Elizabeth M., daughter of Lieutenant P. Nor- cross, June 6, 1787, and settled with his wife's parents upon a farm on road 47, now a part of the Nathan Woodbury estate. When a mere lad he entered the Revolutionary war, and remained in the service until its close. His son Luke married Cynthia Platts, of Rindge, settled upon the homestead farm, and has three children now living. His son Warham H. married Eliza A., daughter of Ebenezer and Eliza Brown, of this town, and now resides on the home farm.
John Perry, of Lincoln, Mass., came here in 1789, and settled in the north- eastern part of this town, on road 31, where he remained until his death, Au- gust 7, 1834, aged eighty years. He married twice, first Persis Mixer, of Watertown, Mass., and second, Abigail Bigelow, of Marlboro, and reared a family of twelve children. His youngest son, Jason B., married Sally, daugh- ter of Major and Sally Wilson, of New Ipswich, reared a family of nine chil- dren, and settled upon the home farm. His youngest son, Jason S., married Elsie A., daughter af Joel and Sarah Page, of Fitchburg, Mass., and has four children, all residing on the home farm, being the fourth generation there at the present time.
Rev. Amos Wood Burnham, D. D., was a son of Deacon Samuel and Mary (Perkins) Burnham, and was born in Dunbarton, N. H., August 1, 1791. He entered Dartmouth college in 1811, and having maintained an hon- orable standing, was graduated in 1815. He studied theology at Andover, and in 1818, was licensed to preach. He was preceptor of the Blanchard academy, at Pembroke, N. H., an institution which owed its origin to his brother, Rev. Dr. Abraham Burnham. In 1821, while journeying from An- dover to Vermont, Mr. Burnham visited Rindge for the first time and accepted an invitation to preach on the following Sabbath. The result was a change in his plans, for instead of going to Vermont as he had contem- plated, he accepted a call from the First Congregational church at Rindge, and here he labored continuously for forty-six years, ending November 14, 1867. Within the first year after his ordination, forty-eight persons were added to the membership of the church, and during his entire pastorate five
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hundred and sixteen admissions are recorded and nearly as many baptisms. Mr. Burnham was in stature a little below medium, of light complexion, with a clear blue eye, expressive of unalloyed kindness and sensibility. An unassuming and courteous demeanor marked his intercourse with his fellow- men. With him there was no affectation. He was a minister in the pulpit and out of it. He enjoyed innocent humor with keen relish, but never lowered himself beneath the line of a graceful and serene dignity. In theological views he was of the old-school New England stamp, clear and steadfast, yet candid and constant. He was remarkable for his thorough and familiar knowledge of the Scripture, and was never at a loss for an appropriate quota- tion on any occasion. As a preacher, he was eminently scriptural and in- structive. His sermons were always constructed with care, and his thoughts so aptly expressed that little was left for inference. In speaking of him Rev. Dr. Barstow has paid this fitting tribute to his memory :-
" In thorough and practical knowledge of theology in ecclesiastical law and usages of the church, he was well skilled. His counsel was widly sought, and he was much esteemed for his wisdom, judgment and impartial decisions. He was always prominent in all measures pertaining to the welfare of society ; and the town of Rindge owes much of its good name to the influence of his faithful labors."
Dr. Burnham was a frequent contributor to the religious press. He repre- sented the town in the legislature in the years 1854 and 1855. He received his degree of Doctor of Divinity from Dartmouth college in 1858. He died at the residence of his daughter, in Keene, April 9, 1871. His widow is now a resident of Keene.
William Stickney, a native of England, was the third son of Joseph and Ann (Sloss) Stickney, who had seven children, and moved with his parents to New Ipswich, and married there Jane Fletcher, April 8, 1770. Her father, Simon Fletcher, was killed, September 7, 1773, at the raising of the Wilton meeting-house. William Stickney moved to Rindge about 1790, and located upon a farm on road 26, where he remained until his death, June 17, 1839. His son William married Amy Peat, who bore him eight children. His son Asa married Malina Emerson, and settled upon a farm on the corner of roads 26 and 27. He is eighty-four years of age and his wife is eighty-two. Their son Charles E. married Mary Thomas and now resides on the home farm.
Richard Kimball, a Methodist minister for many years. came here from Natick, Mass., in 1808, and located upon a farm where Mr. Leighton now resides, on road 20. He married Sarah McIntire, of Natick, Mass., and reared a family of eleven children. His son Samuel M. married Melinda, daughter of Elipha Pierce, have six children now living, and resided in this town on road 20. His son Elipha S. married Sarah M., daughter of Asa and Melinda (Emerson) Stickney, and now resides in the village of West Rindge. George E., son of Samuel M., married Mrs. Charlotte S. Adams, daughter of Eliphaz Allen, has one son, Warren E, and resides on the homestead. War- ren S., son of Samuel M., married twice, first, Emily F., daughter of Joseph 24*
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Davis, and second, Lucia O., daughter of William and Lucy (Richardson) Austin, of Gardner, Mass., and resides in the village of West Rindge. Ruthy Kimball, aged ninety years, is one of the oldest persons in town.
Isaac Wood came from Massachusetts and settled upon the farm where Jonas Wood now resides, on road 553. His son Isaac married Nabbie Earle and had born to him six children. His son Addison M. married twice, first. Ann Plummer, and second, Mary Ann, daughter of Abraham and Mary Dickinson, of Keene, has five children, and resides upon a farm on road 20. His son Marshall was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion.
Lucius Converse, son of Joshua, married Cynthia, daughter of Solomon and Olive Sawtell, of this town, April 12, 1827, and had born to him twelve children, seven of whom are now living. He settled upon a farm on road 53, where he remained until his death. Obadiah Sawtell, grandfather of Mrs. Lucius Converse, was an early settler of the town, and her father was a soldier of the Revolution.
Ivers Wellington, son of Liberty and Lucy Wellington, of Ashby, Mass., married Mary A., daughter of Joshua and Betsey Townsend, January 6, 1857, has two children, and resides in Conversville, on road 35. William Kimball, grandfather of Mrs. Mary A. Wellington, was an early settler in the town of Rindge, at Conversville, and was a soldier in the Revolution. His daughter, Roxana, now resides on the home farm, aged eighty-six years.
Joel R. Bixby, a native of this town, first settled upon a farm on road 51. He married Susan White, of Hillsboro, N. H., and reared a family of twelve children. His son, Aaron B., married twice, first, Melissa A. Wyman, and second Hattie E. Booth, of Ashby, N. H. He has five children living, and is a stone mason by trade.
Capt. Freeborn Stearns married Clarissa Demara, reared a family of four- teen children, was long a resident of this town, and died at the age of eighty- five years. His son Charles F. was born here, married Julia A., daughter of Erastus and Polly Emory, reared a family of seven children, all now liv- ing, and has always resided in town. His son Willie E. married Sarah A. daughter of Thomas A. and Lois A. Stearns, of Jaffrey, and resides in this town on road 39.
Thomas Danforth, a native of Bellerica, Mass., married Abigail, daughter of Josiah and Abigail H. Davis, and finally came to Rindge. His son Ben- jamin F. married Lydia, daughter of Jonathan and Abigail D. Cass, of Can- dia, N. H., and resides on road 47. His son Benjamin F. married Sarah M., daughter of Capt. James and Elizabeth Rhodes, of Grafton, Vt., had born to him three children now living, and resides on road 45. His son James R. is now at home with his father.
Francis Towne was a native of Topsfield, Mass., a captain in the French and Indian war, and married Phebe Towne. His son, Joshua, married Hulda Chadwick, of Jaffrey, N. H. His daughter, Mary L., married Levi Russell, November 31, 1839, and they are now residents of West Rindge. Levi was
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the grandson of Nathaniel Russell who was the first town clerk and first lawyer in the town of Rindge, and the first settler upon a farm near Hub- bard pond, in the northeastern part of the town.
Greene Towne, a farmer and a resident in the northern part of Rindge, married Lucy, daughter of Capt. Solomon Rand, and reared a family of six children. His son, Solomon F., married Phebe, daughter of Joshua and Polly (Chadwick) Towne, who bore him three children. His son, George W., married Elizabeth A., daughter of Richard and Catharine Hill, of Fitch- burg, Mass., has four children, and resides upon a farm on road 40.
Moses Hale, son of Captain Thomas Hale, was the first settler upon the farm where Julius A. Hale now resides, on road 15. Moses, Jr., served in Stark's brigade, in 1777, being at that time but seventeen years of age. He married Abigail Emerson, of Hempstead, N. H., and reared a family of four children. He was appointed coroner of this county, and was subsequently elected county treasurer. Moses, son of Moses, Jr., married Hepsibeth Towne, of Andover, Mass., and resided upon the farm where Julius A. Hale now lives. Nathan, son of Moses, Jr., married Sarah Whitcomb, and reared a family of thirteen children. His son Oliver married twice, first, Harriet Demary, and second, Nancy Sloan, and had born to him seven children. His son Chester O. married Edelia Stewart, of Montague, Mass., and resides on the home farm. Nathan A. Hale, son of Nathan, married Mersylvia, daugh- ter of Arid Godding, who bore him seven children. He is a farmer and first selectman of the town, and resides on road 14. Julius A. Hale married Eliza Perry, has ten children, and is a successful farmer on road 15. This farm has been owned by members of the Hale family, without interruption, since the first settlement of the town. Stephen Hale married twice, first, Jane Hub- bard, second, Kate Carter, of Boston, and now resides on road 28.
Ebenezer Blake, son of Eleazer, married twice, first, Hepsibeth, daughter of Amos Jewett, and second, widow of James S. Watson, daughter of Charles and Cloe (Mercy) Broman. He at one time occupied the farm formerly owned by his father, on the shore of Long pond, on road 54, but finally set- tled upon a farm in West Rindge, on road 26. He held the office of justice of the peace for many years, and took a lively interest in town affairs. From him the village of Blakeville took its name. He died April 8, 1883. His widow was the granddaughter of John Broman, who came to this country from Germany about 1770. He enagaged in the English service in the Rev- olutionary war, served two years, and then joined the American forces. He married Elizabeth Sargent (Mrs. E. S. Blake), of Leicester, Mass., who bore him two children. Charles Broman had two sons, Aaron M. and Charles M., who served in the war of the Rebellion.
Joshua Hunt, the eldest of the eight children of Joshua and Olive (Cham- berlain) Hunt, came here, from Chelmsford, Mass., married Lucia, daughter of Joshua and Tabitha Todd, and reared a family of four children He first occupied a farm on road 14, but finally located on road 40, where he remained
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until his death, July 13, 1863. His eldest son, Joshua, married Carrie R. daughter of Emery and Rebecca Hayward, of Mendon, Mass., who bore him one child, and resides on road 14. He was a musician in the war of the Re- bellion, and was honorably discharged October 25, 1862. His wife died De- cember 8, 1880.
Luther Goddard, son of Edward, married Polly Forbush, of Athol, Mass., and located on road 31, in 1824, where he remained until his death, April 26, 1858. His son Martin S. married Louisa D. Bill, of Gilsum, reared a family of four children, and resides upon a farm on road 36. He has been select- man nine years, justice of the peace ten years, and town treasurer four years.
Elbridge G. Tarbox was, at one time, a shoe manufacturer, on road 35, but finally moved to Jaffrey. He served four years as assistant surgeon in the war for the Rebellion. His son Edward A. married Esther L. Heath, of Gilsum, and now resides in this town, on road 13.
Abijah Rice came here, from New Ipswich, about 1841, and located upon, a farm off road 34, where he remained until his death, August 18, 1865. Harrison G., one of his eleven children, married Elizabeth H., daughter of David and Mary Wood, had born to him eleven children, and now resides in the village of East Rindge. His son George G. married Martha F., daughter of John and Rebecca Hale, in 1873, who bore him two children, and now re- sides on the home farm of his grandfather.
Samuel M. Wood, a native of Peterboro, N. H., was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion, enlisting in the 13th N. H. Vols., spending three and a half years in the regular army, and four years in the navy. His son Stillman M. is a resident of Rindge Center.
George W. Cragin was the first man from this town who enlisted in the war of the Rebellion. He enlisted three times, was in forty-two battles and skirm- ishes, and returned without a wound.
Byron D. Leighton was a son of Thomas Leighton, of Strafford, N. H., who died in June, 1861. He married Adaline Payton, of Paris, Ky., Decem- ber 29, 1863, and reared a family of six children, all living. He enlisted in 1862 in Co. I, 9th N. H. Vols., served three years, was severely wounded at the battle of Cold Harbor, Va., and was honorably discharged. He is a resi- dent of Rindge Center.
Daniel White was a native of Middlesex county, Mass., and was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. His son John, married Charlotte Hapgood, of the same place, and reared a family of six children. His son Abraham M. mar- ried Susan Wetherby, who bore him four children, and now resides in the vil- lage of West Rindge.
Samuel J. Hardisen, son of Nathaniel, a pensioner of the war of 1812, mar- ried Louisa, daughter of Benjamin and Nabbie Hastings, November 28, 1844, and had born to him three children. He now resides in this town, upon a farm on road 20.
Dana S. Walker, who resides at Rindge Center, is a native of New Ipswich,
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a son of John and Margaret (Stratton) Walker, great-grandson of John, who removed from Lincoln, Mass., to New Ipswich in 1760, and grandson of Jesse Walker. Dana S. married twice, first, Arvilla Williams, and second, October 11, 1855, Mary, daughter of Col. Jason B. Perry. He is a farmer and a carpenter, owns a livery stable at Rindge Center, and is proprietor of the stage line between the depot and the postoffices at East Rindge and at Rindge Center. He has two children. His father, John Walker, married, for his second wife, November 27, 1845, Hannah, daughter of Ebenezer and Hannah (Jewit) Colburn, now of Marlboro, Vt.
Capt. Ebenezer H. Converse married twice, first, October 8, 1835, Sarah, daughter of Jewett B. and Hannah (Murdock) Darling, of Winchendon, who bore him four children, and seconJ, Harriet E., daughter of James L. and Harriet Dearborn, of Nashua, N. H. He was four years an officer of the Rindge Light Infantry, and commanded the company in 1836 and 1837. Enjoying the confidence of his townsmen, he easily and promptly raised a company for the 6th N. H. Vols., in the autumn of 1861, of which he was commissioned captain, and of which he continued in command until his res- ignation, the following year. He now resides at Converseville.
James Simonds married Hannah Woods, had born to him six children, and resided in Groton, Mass. His son James W. married Lizzie Miller, of East Rindge, and settled upon a farm in this town, on road 55, where he now re- sides. He enlisted in the war of the Rebellion, in 1861, and served under Capt. E. Converse, in Co. K, 6th N. H. Vols.
Amos Ramsdell, a native of Dedham, Mass., was a carpenter, and a resi- dent of Boston for many years. He moved to New Ipswich, N. H., but finally located in Rindge, where he remained until his death, December 17, 1852, aged eighty-five years. His son, Reuben, married Lovina, daughter of Joshua and Polly Converse, of this town, has one daughter, and resides in the village of East Rindge.
Francis Maxwell, a son of Francis B., and residing in New Ipswich, mar- ried Lydia, daughter of Aaron Brown, of Groton, Mass., and reared a family of five children, now living. His son George J. married Sarah A. Burnap, of Ashburnham, Mass., has one child, and resides in this town on road 32.
David Wilson, a native of Lunenburg, Mass., and a soldier of the war of 1812, married Hannah Carlton, of Sharon, and reared a family of five children, all living. His son George married Mary M. Royce, of Langdon, N. H., had born to him five children, all now living, and resides in this town on road 50. Elenzor Royce, the father of Mrs. Mary Wilson, was a soldier in the war of 1812, and her grandfather, Lemuel Royce, was a pen- sioner of the Revolution and died at the great age of 103 years and eight months.
James B. McGregor, a son of Alexander and a native of Glasgow, Scot- land, came here from Plymouth, Mass., in 1870, and located upon a farm off road 49, where he now resides. He married Elizabeth Geddes, of Glasgow, Scotland, in 1852, and has four children.
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Charles H. Miller, son of Elijah F., who was born in Massachusetts, mar- ried Jennie M., daughter of Clement and Margaret Tatro, has two children, and resides in the village of East Rindge. Clement Tatro, Sr., was the first settler upon the farm where Eugene Leclair now resides, on road 50.
Reuben A. Buzzell, son of Benjamin Buzzell, of Rumney, N. H., married Eliza C., daughter of John and Anna Cook. and served in the war of the Rebellion, enlisting in August, 1865, in the Veteran Reserve Corps. His son William M. resides at home with his father in East Rindge.
Thomas J. Hill, son of John B., came here, from Sheppard, Canada, has married twice, first, Elizabeth Bartlett, and second, Isabella Carter, of Shep- pard, Canada. He has reared a family of five children and is located upon a farm on road II.
John Danforth, one of the three children of John Danforth, Sr., who was a native of this town, married Sophia Haynes of Waltham, Mass., who bore him three children. His son Charles H. married Roxana, daughter of John and Sarah (Tripp) Haley, of Hiram, Me., has one daughter, and resides upon a farm on road 44. He was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion, enlisting in 1862, served one year, and was honorably discharged.
Zachariah F. Whitney, son of John and Sophia Whitney, married Hepsibeth Smith, of this town, has four children, and resides upon a farm on road 21 corner of 19. His son Osborn A. now of Lyme, Mass., was a soldier of the Rebellion, served three years, and was honorably discharged.
Francis J. Morlock, son of Barnard, came from Germany in 1848, and married Jane Daverin, of Paisley, Scotland, who came here in 1845. He reared a family of ten children, and resides in this town on road 12. He was a soldier in the late war, serving three years in Co. F, 10th N. H. Vols.
John Thrasher, a native of Grantham, N. H., married Betsey Walker, and reared a family of six children. He was a brick and stone mason, contractor, and a lawyer. His son Samuel P. married Ann W., daughter of James Haven, of Newport, had born to him thirteen children, all living, and was a brick and stone mason and contractor. His fifth son, Ned, married Emma L., daughter of Dana S. and Mary (Perry) Walker, has three children, and resides in the village of Rindge Center.
Dr. Ira Russell, of Winchendon, Mass., son of Eliakim and Sarah (Con- verse) Russell, of English and Huguenot descent, was born in Rindge, N. H., November 9, 1815. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1841, and from the Medical college of the University of New York, in 1844. He first located at Winchendon, Mass., removed to Natick in 1853, where he remained till the breaking out of the war. At its close he returned to Natick, remaining there till 1867, when he settled again at Winchendon. He is a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society, of the American Medical Association, and Association of Superintendents of American Insane Asylums, New England Psychological Society, Massachusetts Medico-Legal Society, and is superin- tendent of the Family Home for the treatment of mental and nervous dis-
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eases. Among his contributions to medical literature are statements of the results of a series of investigations into the diseases and physical peculiari- ties of the negro race, obtained while in the army, from over six hundred autopsies made of white and colored soldiers, refugees and contrabands, care- fully noting the conditions of all the organs, weighing over four hundred brains, besides lungs, hearts, livers, spleens, pancreas and kidneys, and measuring the intestines. These papers were published in the Medical, Sanitary, and Surgical History of the War, and in Flint's System of Physiology. He has also written " Observations and Post-mortem Results in Cerebro Spinal Menigitis," in the St. Louis Medical Journal. " Spurious Vaccination," "Pleuro-Pneumonia,"
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and " Sequela of Measles," in Medical and Surgical History of the War, etc. In 1861 he was commissioned surgeon of the 11th Massachusetts Vols., and in April, 1862, brigade surgeon (surg. U. S. Vols.), and assigned to duty in Gen. Hooker's division at Yorktown, subsequently ordered to Baltimore and organized the Jarvis hospital ; in November following, he was ordered to St. Louis, in charge of the Dawson hospital ; in December, he was appointed medical director of northwestern Arkansas, and in February, 1863, was placed in charge of the general and post hospitals at Benton barracks, St. Louis. In December, 1864, he organized the Wilson hospital, at Nashville, where he remained till the close of the war. In 1865 he was brevetted lieutenant-colonel, for meritorious services. In 1844 he married Rowena Greenwood, of Winchendon, Mass., who died in 1875, leaving two children, Frederick W., who is a physician in partnership with his father. He married Caroline M. Marvin, daughter of Rev. A. P. Marvin, and has two children, Rowena M., and Dorothea. Sarah, daughter of Ira, married Erwin H. Wol- cott, of Natick, Mass. In September, 1876, Ira married Josephine A., daughter of Joseph Lees, of Winchendon, Mass. He had been very succes- in the treatment of mental and nervous diseases, and has established a pop-
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